Balmani - a young girl from the rural part of Jharkhand (a state with high numbers of human trafficking victims), who received livelihood training in housekeeping and is now able to support her mother's medical treatment. Chandni - a 14 year old girl from Kishanganj, Bihar (another high source state for human trafficking), who narrowly escaped being sold to a 45 year old stranger for marriage. Jamila - a caregiver from a boys' shelter home in Calicut, Kerala who has learnt to view … [Read more...]
UNODC showcases inspiring initiatives to fight human trafficking
July 16, 2011 by admin
Filed Under: ASIA, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES Tagged With: 'psychosocial support', 14 year old girl from Kishanganj, A Celebration of Women, and Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, anti-human trafficking initiatives in India, Balmani, Bihar, Bihar in North India, Chandni, child brides, Government of India, human trafficking victims, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ministry of Women and Child Development, sold to a 45 year old stranger, South Asia, Southern India, Take Action, Tamil Nadu, UNODC, USAID, women and children, WOMEN of ACTION™, women taking action
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas CONVENTION 2011
June 7, 2011 by admin
Background PBD India: One of the initiatives created by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and India’s Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is to strengthen connections between India and its 25 million Diaspora. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, when translated from Hindi, the main official language of India, the phrase PBD means The Day for Overseas Indians. PBD is held every year (January 7-9) in India. Some of the major outcomes of PBD conventions relate to: 1.Formulation of the Overseas … [Read more...]
Filed Under: CANADIAN, FEATURED EVENTS, WORLD EVENTS Tagged With: 2011 @ Toronto Convention Center, Accenture India, Amb T. P. Sreenivasan, ASSOCHAM, Associate Professor, Belinda Stronach Foundation & Curator, Canada-India Foundation, CEO, CEO & Scientific Director, Chair, Chairman & CEO, Chairperson, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chairman of SEZ Committee, Convenor, domestic abuse, Dr. Alok Mukherjee, Dr. Arvind Gupta, Dr. David Naylor, Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Dr. Nandini Tandon, Dr. Prabhat Jha, Dr. Pradeep Merchant, Dr. Ratna Omidvar, Dr. S. Venkatesh, Dr. Sugata Bose, Faculty of Law, gender inequality, Global Indians, Government of Canada, Government of India, Harvard University, health care, Hon. Harinder Takhar, Hon. K. Sudhakaran, Hon. M. K. Raghavan, Hon. Preneet Kaur, Human Rights Tribunal, IITAC, Immediate Past Chair, In Sync Video, India, Indian Council for Overseas Employment, June 9-11, Leader of CII Delegation, Lumira Capital, Managing Director, Managing Partner, Managing Partner - Financial Services, Mars, Maytree Foundation, Member of Parliament, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Minister of Government Services, Minister of State for External Affairs, Mitacs Inc., Mr. Aditya Jha, Mr. Andy Jasuja, Mr. Atul Asthana, Mr. Deep Kapuria, Mr. G. Gurucharan, Mr. Jay Goyal, Mr. Kunal Gupta, Mr. P. S. Bajwa, Mr. Pradeep Sood, Mr. Prashant Pathak, Mr. Renato Discenza, Mr. Sanjay Tugnait, Mr. Suresh Madan, Mr. Vinay Sharma, Ms. Farah Mohamed, Ms. Lalita Krishna, Ms. Purnima Voria, Ms. Shirish P. Chotalia, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Osgoode Law School, Ottawa Hospital, Polar Mobile, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas CONVENTION 2011, President, President & CEO Invest Toronto, Prime Minister of India, Prof. Poonam Puri, Professor Sujit Choudhry, Reichmann Hauer Capital Partners, Representative, Research in Motion Limited, Scholl Chair, Sigma Global Solutions, Site Chief Division of Neonatology, social/strategic philanthropy, State of Ohio, Technology Initiatives, The Day for Overseas Indians, The G(irls) 20 Summit, The Indus Entrepreneurs, Toronto, Toronto Police Services Board, University of Toronto, Vice President, York University, “Canada-India Relations”
